Every school
Subtitle: one citizen's guide to transforming education
By: Donald P. Nielsen
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: Discovery Institute Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Seattle, WA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781936599219
Subjects: Educational change; Education and state
Description: How would an entrepreneur reform education? In Every School, Don Nielsen draws on his business career and two decades as a school activist to offer innovative solutions to the educational challenges facing our country. Lasting change, Nielsen argues, will not come mainly through local school boards, but rather through state legislative action that empowers school administrators to make choices in the interests of their students. The book is essential reading for parents, policymakers, and citizens who want to improve the present system and who have the courage to pursue the recommendations contained within.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one : the current landscape; title: The existing system; title: External factors; title: The mission of school; title: Unions and change; title: Part two : steps for change; title: Teaching; title: Leadership; title: Governance; title: Part three : next steps; title: Group versus individualized learning; title: A long day/year and time versus achievement; title: Technology; title: Choice, vouchers, and charters; title: Brain development and early childhood education; title: A call to action; title: Seattle's union contract table of contents.